The team at Ameyâ€™s Thimble Mill Lane depot in Birmingham prepare throughout the year for winter, and the gritters have already responded over 20 times to freezing temperatures since this seasonâ€™s winter maintenance service began. However results of a recent survey carried out by Birmingham City Councilâ€™s highways partner, Amey, and ATS found that the […]

All road closures and traffic management in the Park Street area of Birmingham city centre – put in place after a fire at the Fox and Grapes public house on Saturday – have now been lifted, with both lanes of Park Street now open to traffic.

The Birmingham gritters are on duty tonight and will treat the roads from 7pm. Please take extra care if you’re out and about. Winter maintenance and FAQs Regional Gritting Information #wmgrit The panel below brings together gritting alerts from local authorities across the West Midlands. You can also get this information via the following RSS […]

The Birmingham gritters are on duty tonight and will treat the roads from 8pm. Please take extra care if you’re out and about. Winter maintenance and FAQs – http://birminghamnewsroom.com/winter-maintenance-201314-faqs/ Regional Gritting Information #wmgrit The panel below brings together gritting alerts from local authorities across the West Midlands. You can also get this information via the […]

The Birmingham gritters are on duty tonight and will treat the roads from 7pm. We will then treat the priority 1 footways at 4.30am. Please take extra care if you’re out and about. Winter maintenance and FAQs – http://birminghamnewsroom.com/winter-maintenance-201314-faqs/ Regional Gritting Information #wmgrit The panel below brings together gritting alerts from local authorities across the […]

The team behind the first phase of the A38 tunnels refurbishment, which took place last summer, has been recognised for their achievements delivering improvements to the 40-year old structures to bring them in line with modern European standards. Birmingham City Council and Highway's partner Amey were announced as the winner in the Communications category at […]

Motorists are being advised that road works on a section of Lower Queen Street in central Sutton Coldfield are due to get underway from Sunday 16th March. The essential works will take place over 16 weeks while the bridge that carries the ring road over Plants Brook is strengthened and upgraded to ensure it is […]

Firms from Birmingham and beyond have been recognised for their efforts to maximise social value from the contracts awarded to them by the city council. The inaugural Birmingham Business Charter for Social Responsibility awards presentation ceremony was staged at the Council House today (February 11). A total of 17 organisations were presented with certificates in recognition […]

This summer's dates for the second phase of the essential refurbishment works in the A38 tunnels through the city centre have been released. Birmingham residents, businesses and visitors are advised that the St Chad's and Queensway tunnels will be completely closed to all traffic from 10pm on Friday 18 July until 6am on Monday 1 […]